Archive for the 'The New York Times' Category

the man who is going to burn the koran on sept. 11th

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

This man is planning on burning copies of the Koran on September 11th. Pastor Terry Jones. Not sure what else to say beyond that, because to be honest, I’m not even sure where to start.  Instead I’ll just pass on this link to Damien Cave’s story in The New York Times I shot this for. [...]

potter in print

Friday, June 18th, 2010

I got a few requests to see the layout of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter pictures for The New York Times Travel piece the other day…so here you go. Nice little 7 column photo inside over a truk, plus a 6 column on the front.  So nice to see papers commit themselves to good [...]

potter puff

Friday, June 11th, 2010

I don’t even know what a Hippogriff is, let alone a Hogwart.  All I know is I don’t want to wake up with either on my skin. I do know that Harry Potter is HUGE with my daughter.  Convincing her that a 2-day Travel assignment for The New York Times (article here) to a sneak peek [...]

in the footsteps of zora

Friday, May 14th, 2010

When I get a gig for The New York Times Travel section, it is usually something that lends itself to photos.  Tropical locations, amazing homes, and plenty of tourists to serve as my compositional elements.  This one was a bit tougher, but really fascinating for me as a curious soul.  I love Florida, even with [...]

“yeah, does barry manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?”

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

It is always so amazingly cool to get an assignment for something you already do – even when you’re not getting paid.  The New York Times called about a story on Tampa becoming a vintage clothing mecca of sorts, and they basically wanted me to go explore three different shops – Squaresville, La France, and [...]

professional tourist

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

There is a fine line between work and play being a photographer, which is what is so amazingly wonderful about our job.  A client calls and asks you to spend a couple days in “X” city, making whatever photos you want as long as they somewhat fit the story.  In general, that is all the [...]